“Huge avalanche of costs” – Herbert Kickl warns of protests in the fall

In an interview with the “Kurier” he mentioned the oil trade as an example. “This is being bought on a large scale by India and – with a surcharge – it ends up in western industrialized countries through detours,” said Harald Mahrer, head of the Chamber of Commerce. He himself is not against the sanctions, nor does he want to roll out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “All this is an assumption. If the minister works with false accusations instead of dealing with the enormous economic consequences, he is cheaply avoiding responsibility,” Mahrer said in relation to Social Affairs Minister Johannes Rauch (Groenen). He had reacted negatively to Mahrer’s earlier criticism.

“Wanted course of destruction towards our own country”
The chairman of the federal party FPÖ, Herbert Kickl, expressed his dissatisfaction with the work of the government more drastically on Sunday. “If this government and its pseudo-opposition don’t come to their senses soon, protest against measures taken against the wanton destruction of their own country and the indifference to the plight of increasingly large sections of their own population (…) in the autumn. cannot be ruled out.The “huge avalanche of costs” is a consequence of the “ill-considered sanctions against Russia”. In order to preserve prosperity, jobs and thus social peace in Austria, the current sanctions policy must be ended. To this end, company and employee representatives should can join forces with the FPÖ.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently threatened “far-reaching consequences” if the West takes further measures to weaken Russia’s economy.